whispered

2.9

Said very quietly in a soft voice

adjective
/ˈwɪspərd/

: susurrado

She spoke in a whispered tone so as not to disturb the sleeping child.

Examples

In the library, she shared a whispered secret with her friend to avoid being overheard.
The two friends exchanged whispered words during the long lecture.
A whispered warning reached him just in time to avoid trouble.
Can you hear the whispered words in the quiet room?
The whispered conversation caught my attention.
The teacher gave a whispered instruction to the students during the test.
As the movie started, they shared whispered reactions to the unexpected plot twists.

Synonyms

to murmur

vswhispered

11 4.2

To speak in a low, quiet voice, often to complain or say something softly

is produced without vocal cord vibration rather than with voiced low speech

breathed

vswhispered

7.0

Spoken very softly so it is almost a whisper

is spoken with a soft clear voice rather than breath alone

whispering

vswhispered

3.0

Making a low, soft continuous sound like wind or water

is human soft speech made without vocal cord vibration rather than ambient sounds

Antonyms

shouted

1.0

Someone says something very loudly because they feel angry or excited

How Loud

shouted

1.0

whispered

2.9

muttering

3 4.6

Surface Forms

whispered positive

Morphology

whispered = whisper (transparent) = whisper + ed

Regular past-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'whisper', so the meaning is directly derived from the base action.

Etymology

Whispered comes from an old English word hwisprian that meant 'a soft breathing or hissing sound', like wind in the leaves or a quiet 'hiss'. That's why whispered means speaking very quietly, as if you are breathing the words instead of saying them loudly.